Project Gutenberg 2005-04-04 Public domain in the USA. 91 Overton, Jacqueline 1887 1954 Overton, Jacqueline M. (Jacqueline Marion) Overton, Jacqueline Marion Stevenson, Robert Louis 1850 1894 Stevenson, R. L. (Robert Louis) The Life of Robert Louis Stevenson for Boys and Girls Reading ease score: 74.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Govert Schipper and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Life of Robert Louis Stevenson for Boys and Girls" by Jacqueline Overton is a biographical work aimed at younger readers, written in the early 20th century. This book explores the life and adventures of the famous Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, focusing on his childhood, family heritage, and the early influences that shaped his literary career. It highlights Stevenson's adventurous spirit, creativity, and the profound impact of his upbringing on his writing. The opening of the book sets the stage by discussing the legacy of Stevenson's grandfather, Robert Stevenson, a prominent lighthouse builder, showcasing the adventurous and industrious spirit that would later inspire the author. It intertwines the family's engineering background with young Robert's early experiences, illustrating how these elements contributed to his imaginative nature despite his frail health. The narrative captures the essence of Stevenson's childhood, filled with tales of exploration and adventure, laying a firm foundation for the fascinating life of one of literature's most cherished figures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894 CT PR Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - General 234951 232834 2024-10-07T06:07:58.835337 2023-09-07T07:41:28.259710 text/html text/html 227878 2020-12-14T09:07:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 743383 2020-12-14T09:07:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 855228 2024-10-07T06:08:06.788817 application/epub+zip 857176 2024-10-07T06:08:02.392380 application/epub+zip 152196 2024-10-07T06:08:01.035335 application/epub+zip 1062113 2024-10-07T06:08:09.905802 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1039216 2024-10-07T06:08:05.784965 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 315563 2022-09-07T22:24:14.695963 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 194109 194025 2024-10-07T06:07:58.080364 2023-09-07T07:41:27.746703 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 193929 2020-12-14T09:07:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 77202 2020-12-14T09:07:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 193930 2020-12-14T09:07:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 77159 2020-12-14T09:07:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21970 2024-10-07T06:08:10.044777 application/rdf+xml 20038 2024-10-07T06:08:01.583323 image/jpeg 4415 2024-10-07T06:08:01.308324 image/jpeg 828557 2024-10-07T06:07:58.885376 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia